Socio-economic status in families affected by childhood cataract
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Socio-economic status in families affected by childhood cataract. / Al-Bakri, Moug; Bach-Holm, Daniella; Larsen, Dorte Ancher; Siersma, Volkert; Kessel, Line.
I: Acta Ophthalmologica, Bind 100, Nr. 2, 2022, s. 183-188.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Socio-economic status in families affected by childhood cataract
AU - Al-Bakri, Moug
AU - Bach-Holm, Daniella
AU - Larsen, Dorte Ancher
AU - Siersma, Volkert
AU - Kessel, Line
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Purpose: To investigate the socio-economic status of families affected by childhood cataract and to assess how the socio-economic status is affected by cataract diagnosis. Materials and methods: Children born between 2000 and 2017, seen between the age 0 and 10 years in the same period at Rigshospitalet or Aarhus University Hospital for cataract (N = 485), were included and compared to a matched children group without cataract (N = 4358). Socio-economic status was evaluated by the parents’ income, employment, education, marital status and family structure. Results: Parents of children with cataract were more likely to have a low yearly income (OR = 1.60, 95% CI (1.12–2.27)), be out of work (OR = 1.74, 95% CI (1.34–2.26)) and have basic education as the highest attained education (OR = 1.64, 95% CI (1.27–2.13)) prior to diagnosis. This social gradient was not affected by the diagnosis. In addition, a higher number of children with cataract lived in multi-family residencies (13.8% versus 8% in group of children without cataract) and they had a greater number of siblings (6.2% had ≥4 siblings versus 2.1% in group of children without cataract). Conclusion: Families affected by childhood cataract have a lower socio-economic status and educational background even before cataract is diagnosed but the diagnosis does not aggravate the differences between these families and the background population. The lower socio-economic status and parental educational background should be taken into consideration in the management of these families.
AB - Purpose: To investigate the socio-economic status of families affected by childhood cataract and to assess how the socio-economic status is affected by cataract diagnosis. Materials and methods: Children born between 2000 and 2017, seen between the age 0 and 10 years in the same period at Rigshospitalet or Aarhus University Hospital for cataract (N = 485), were included and compared to a matched children group without cataract (N = 4358). Socio-economic status was evaluated by the parents’ income, employment, education, marital status and family structure. Results: Parents of children with cataract were more likely to have a low yearly income (OR = 1.60, 95% CI (1.12–2.27)), be out of work (OR = 1.74, 95% CI (1.34–2.26)) and have basic education as the highest attained education (OR = 1.64, 95% CI (1.27–2.13)) prior to diagnosis. This social gradient was not affected by the diagnosis. In addition, a higher number of children with cataract lived in multi-family residencies (13.8% versus 8% in group of children without cataract) and they had a greater number of siblings (6.2% had ≥4 siblings versus 2.1% in group of children without cataract). Conclusion: Families affected by childhood cataract have a lower socio-economic status and educational background even before cataract is diagnosed but the diagnosis does not aggravate the differences between these families and the background population. The lower socio-economic status and parental educational background should be taken into consideration in the management of these families.
KW - childhood cataract
KW - congenital cataract
KW - socio-economic status
U2 - 10.1111/aos.14768
DO - 10.1111/aos.14768
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33666374
AN - SCOPUS:85101977863
VL - 100
SP - 183
EP - 188
JO - Acta Ophthalmologica
JF - Acta Ophthalmologica
SN - 1755-375X
IS - 2
ER -
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